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Evidence for a Curvilinear Effect of Psychological Discomfort on Dominant Group Members’ Engagement in Allyship

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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Abstract

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Volume 52, Issue 6, Page 1444-1462, June 2026.
Psychological discomfort can motivate, demotivate, or even backfire upon efforts to encourage allyship. We consider theintensityof such discomfort to test curvilinear relationships between psychological discomfort and Whites’ engagement in equity ...